Shiv Sena supremo passed away on 3.30pm today at his residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Mumbai. Many celebs expressed their condolence on Twitter:
Dilip Kumar: We are deeply grieving the passing of Balasaheb Thackeray who I always thought was not a Tiger but a Lion.

Amitabh Bachchan: I sat by his bedside for hours these past few days, a prayer in my heart, watching him struggling to breathe, but fighting Each day he continued his struggle with a grit that was baffling even for the doctors on hand ..And just a couple of hours back, as I stand next to his still, peaceful, saffron draped body, it is difficult to imagine that he has left us !

Mahesh Bhatt: Our dead are never dead to us,until we have forgotten them.The memory of Bal Thackeray will live in the memory of we Mubaikars forever.Memories of my childhood days of growing up in Shivaji Park invade me. The story of Mumbai is incomplete without Balasaheb Thackeray.